𐰔𐰲𐰃

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Turkic *āŕ (few, very little), equivalent to 𐰀𐰕 (āz, few) +‎ 𐰲𐰀 (-ča). Cognate with Turkish azca.

Adjective

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𐰔𐰲𐰃 (azča)

  1. few, a little
    • 8th century CE, Tonyukuk Inscription, IIW8:
      𐰔𐰲𐰀:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣:𐱅𐰔𐰢𐰾:𐰼𐱅𐰃
      azča:bodun:tezmiš:erti
      ...a few of the people had fled...

References

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  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “azča”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 374
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ta:m”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 502